If you haven't been to the opera in Houston, it appears that now is the time to start going. The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is garnering rave reviews for its interpretation of THE TURN OF THE SCREW A classic of Victorian gothic literature, Henry James’s chilling short-story is given new life—and death—as an opera. Feb 6 at 7:30. $36–$276. houstongrandopera.org Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, 500 Texas (713-228-6737).
This description from the HGO website (http://www.houstongrandopera.org/turnofthescrew)
In this operatic thriller two children are pulled toward the world of the dead by the ghosts of their prior governess Miss Jessel and her lover Peter Quint. Internationally acclaimed soprano Amanda Roocroft plays the governess whose obsessive efforts to protect the children may prove more of a threat than the spirits themselves. Powerhouse mezzo-soprano Judith Forst is housekeeper Mrs. Grose, the governess’s only ally. Haunting Victorian sets depict the world of the Henry James novel on which the opera is based. Directed by Neil Armfield, this is the third opera in HGO’s ongoing Benjamin Britten series.
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